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Can't set chrome as default browser

Asked by Klockan

As you can see in the screenshot I have installed chrome in the package manager but it doesn't show up as a default application. I tried reinstalling but it didn't help, and clicking "set chrome as your default browser" during chrome startup did nothing.

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This question was originally filed as bug #1526827.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) said : 		#1

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We understand the difficulties you are facing, but it is better to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. You can also find help posting your problem in the support forum of your local Ubuntu's community http://loco.ubuntu.com/ or asking at http://askubuntu.com. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Open the file ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Preferences with a text editor.

Find the line

"check_default_browser": true,

and replace it with

"check_default_browser": false,

http://askubuntu.com/questions/688779/google-chrome-stable-keeps-asking-if-it-should-be-set-to-default

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1509139

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Klockan (johstraat) said : 		#3

The problem I have is that it isn't the default browser even though it think it is, so it is the opposite of that problem.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

Using the setting will make it not ask.

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